I WILL FIND YOU by Tolu’ Akinyemi

Tolu’ Akinyemi also known as ‘Poetolu’ is an Architect, Writer, Entrepreneur, and a passionate Creativist.

My shoes have lost their floors
And my eyes riot from looking
But till I find you, I will
Worry many more maps,
Scourge many more miles
And dissect a thousand more smiles.

I will find you.

It might take a day perhaps another decade
But I will find you.
Dusk and sweat may bake my skin
But I will find you.
Hunger and thirst may tear my bones
But I will find you.

Just be waiting for me.


Tolu’ Akinyemi also known as ‘Poetolu’ is an Architect, Writer, Entrepreneur, and a passionate Creativist. He was born in Akure, the sleepy capital city of Ondo State, Nigeria. He studied at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria, and then at the University of Greenwich, London.

His Poetry was short-listed in Verses From The Sun (2012); An Association of Nigerian Authors, Anthology, A Way With Words (2014); A Great British Write Off Anthology, The Big Society; A poetry stage play written for The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, London, and The Greenwich-Lewisham Young People’s Theatre. His writings have also appeared on other printed and online outlets. He has written two books “Your Father Walks Like A Crab” and “I Laugh At These Skinny Girls“, both books of ‘poetry for people who hate poetry’.

You can find Tolu on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter (@poetolu). He believes in ‘The Big Bang Theory’ TV Show, Google and Jesus (the Christ). Tolu currently lives in London, England.